Charles R. Beck, Who Died at Age 17 Fighting in France in 1918, Buried at Mitchell's Grove Church, March 1921

Soldier Who Died in France Buried Sunday

Accompanied by a military escort and with the casket covered with a United States flag, the body of Charles R. Beck, High Point boy, who was killed in action in France on October 12, 1918, arrived in High Point Saturday night on train No. 32. funeral services were held at Mitchell’s Grove church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Members of the Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion acted as pallbearers. Charles Beck was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beck of this city. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in Company M of High Point and went to Camp Sevier for training. He was later transferred to Company I, 118th infantry, and was with that organization on the front when he “went west.” He was only 17 years of age at the time of his death.

From the front page of The Review, High Point, N.C., March 31, 1921